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When gruesome injuries happen, TV producers have to make tough calls on the fly
Television producers are always thinking on their feet during a live sporting event. It’s when…
Brazilian soccer fans at the World Cup heed warning not to dress Rocky statue in team gear
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brazil fans who went the distance up the Philadelphia Museum of Art…
Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child
NEW YORK (AP) — Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child. On Friday, the…
World Cup ticket buyers are left stranded as resale purchases fall through
ATLANTA (AP) — Bina Ramroop broke down in tears when she realized she wasn’t going…
Rolling Stones’ new album channels spirit of early Toronto gigs, says Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood says Toronto helped start him up. Nearly 50 years after the Rolling Stones…
The Minions and their ‘big boss’ Chris Meledandri keep a blockbuster machine humming
NEW YORK (AP) — When Illumination founder and chief executive Chris Meledandri earlier this month…
Former child actor Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ villain and Lilo voice, dies at 35
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in…
Comedian Carlos Mencia faces 12 felony charges for failing to report more than $8M in earnings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested Thursday and charged with 12 felony…
Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd
Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a…
Man convicted of shooting at pop star AP Dhillon’s B.C. home is ordered deported
OTTAWA — A man convicted of arson and firing a gun at Indo-Canadian pop star…
Comedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of…
Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against man who kept trying to enter her home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who tried to get into pop star Sabrina Carpenter…
CBC’s news should be assessed by outside experts for fairness, senators say in report
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada’s news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts…
Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’
NEW YORK (AP) — The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to…
Macy’s Fourth of July show to feature Post Malone, Blake Shelton, Salt-N-Pepa and Shaboozey
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a Fourth of July…
New-look Saturday Nights: CBC plans to ‘lean in harder’ on sports with HNIC deal over
TORONTO — The NHL’s long, storied tradition on the CBC is over now that the…
British TV personality Jeremy Clarkson reveals prostate cancer in final ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ episodes
LONDON (AP) — British television personality Jeremy Clarkson revealed on his farm reality show that…
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
NEW YORK (AP) — Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library…
Ann Patchett’s next accolade: A peace prize rooted in the Dayton Accords legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Ann Patchett’s latest honor has an international scope. The Dayton Literary…
U.S. writer Hanif Abdurraqib wins Weston International Award
TORONTO — The U.S. poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib has won the $75,000 Weston International…
Rapper Mystikal sentenced to 20 years in Louisiana rape case
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early…
Authorities say they disrupted planned drone, gun attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC…
Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories of sexual abuse in memoir ‘The Tell’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation on Monday,…
‘Task’ master Brad Ingelsby put Ruffalo’s redemption at center of HBO series from the start
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Task” has tense standoffs between not-too-different cops and criminals. It has…